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Keith Hadley

Keith Hadley, 87, of Charles City, Iowa, died peacefully in his home Tuesday, May 28, 2013, surrounded by loving family members.

Service was Saturday at First Congregational Church in Charles City. Pastor Forrest Cornelius officiated. Inurnment was at Riverside Cemetery in Charles City. Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City was in charge of arrangements.

Keith Lawrence Hadley was born in Richland, Iowa, in 1925, the son of Mildred and Lawrence Hadley. After graduation from Richland High School, he attended William Penn College in Oskaloosa, Iowa, for two years before enlisting in the Air Corps and becoming a B-25 pilot. After the war, Keith attended Iowa State Teacher’s College, currently University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, where he met his future wife, MaryLou Wegand. They were married on June 6, 1948, in Greene, Iowa. After teaching two years in Ellsworth, Iowa, Keith and MaryLou moved to Charles City, where Keith became manager of the Charles City Thermogas plant. It was during his years as Charles City plant manager that Keith also served as a school board member for the Charles City Community schools. Keith worked as regional manager for several plants throughout the midwest for MAPCO before retiring in 1985. Keith valued family above all else and loved spending time visiting his five children, 17 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.